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Umbilical Cord Procalcitonin to Detect Early-Onset Sepsis in Newborns: A Promising Biomarker

Background: Up to 7% of neonates born in high-income countries receive antibiotics for suspected early-onset sepsis (EOS). Culture-proven neonatal sepsis has a prevalence of 0.2%, suggesting considerable overtreatment. We studied the diagnostic accuracy of umbilical cord blood and infant blood proca...

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Autores principales: Dongen, O. R. E., van Leeuwen, L. M., de Groot, P. K., Vollebregt, K., Schiering, I., Wevers, B. A., Euser, S. M., van Houten, M. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8704118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956986
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.779663

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